The Kansas Jayhawks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Kansas. The team has had 37 head coaches since 1890. The Jayhawks have played in more than 1176 games during its 120 seasons. In those seasons, 8 coaches have led the Jayhawks to postseason bowl games.A. R. Kennedy is the all-time leader in wins, while Glen Mason is the all-time leader in games coached.
The current coach is Turner Gill, who was hired on December 13, 2009.[1]
Key
| GC | Games coached |
| OW | Wins |
| OL | Losses |
| OT | Ties[A 3] |
| O% | Winning percentage[A 4] |
| CW | Wins |
| CL | Losses |
| CT | Ties |
| C% | Winning percentage |
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |
| PT | Ties |
| P% | Winning percentage |
Coaches
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2008–09 college football season
| # | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | National awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | 1890 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | E. M. Hopkins | 1891 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | A.W. Shepard | 1892-1893 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Hector Cowan† | 1894-1896 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .674 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Wylie G. Woodruff | 1897-1898 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Fielding Yost† | 1899 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Charles Boynton | 1900 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | John H. Outland† | 1901 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Arthur Curtis | 1902 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Harrison Weeks | 1903 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | A. R. Kennedy | 1904-1910 | 65 | 52 | 9 | 4 | .831 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .731 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 12 | Ralph W. Sherwin | 1911 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 13 | Arthur Mosse | 1912-1913 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | H.M. Wheaton | 1914 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Herman Olcott | 1915-1917 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .688 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 16 | Jay Bond | 1918 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Leon McCarty | 1919 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Phog Allen | 1920 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 19 | Potsy Clark | 1921-1925 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 6 | .487 | 11 | 15 | 6 | .438 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 20 | Frank Cappon | 1926-1927 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .346 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Bill Hargiss | 1928-1932 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | .548 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .425 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 22 | Adrian LindseyA | 1932-1938 | 61 | 23 | 30 | 8 | .443 | 11 | 18 | 5 | .397 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 23 | Gwinn Henry | 1939-1942 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | .250 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 24 | Henry Shenk | 1943-1945 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | .417 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .300 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 25 | George Sauer† | 1946-1947 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .786 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 26 | Jules V. Sikes | 1948-1953 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 0 | .583 | 18 | 18 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Chuck Mather | 1954-1957 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 3 | .313 | 7 | 16 | 1 | .313 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 28 | Jack Mitchell | 1958-1966 | 91 | 44 | 42 | 5 | .511 | 29 | 28 | 4 | .508 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 29 | Pepper Rodgers | 1967-1970 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | .476 | 13 | 15 | 0 | .464 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 30 | Don Fambrough | 1971-1974 | 45 | 19 | 25 | 1 | .433 | 10 | 17 | 1 | .375 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 31 | Bud Moore | 1975-1978 | 45 | 17 | 21 | 1 | .449 | 8 | 19 | 1 | .304 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 32 | Don Fambrough | 1979-1982 | 45 | 17 | 24 | 4 | .422 | 10 | 16 | 2 | .393 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 33 | Mike Gottfried | 1983-1985 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 1 | .456 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 34 | Bob Valesente | 1986-1987 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .205 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .036 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 35 | Glen Mason | 1988-1996 | 102 | 47 | 54 | 1 | .466 | 25 | 38 | 1 | .398 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Terry Allen | 1997-2001 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 0 | .377 | 10 | 30 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| interim | Tom Hayes | 2001 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 37 | Mark Mangino | 2002-2009 | 98 | 50 | 48 | 0 | .510 | 23 | 41 | 0 | .359 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2007 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2007 Walter Camp Coach of the Year 2007 AP National Coach of the Year 2007 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year 2007 The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award 2007 Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year 2007 Woody Hayes Trophy 2007 George Munger Award 2007 AFCA Coach of the Year 2007 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award |
| 38 | Turner Gill | 2010-Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- ^A Took over for Hargiss midway through 1932 season.
Notes
References
- General
- "Kansas Jayhawks Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 3-5-10.
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- Specific